A man accused of reckless driving has been found not guilty in relation to a fatal car crash in Pahu last year that left a driver dead. The accused was alleged to have been in a “race” with the victim. However Hon. Justice Cato in the Supreme Court of Tonga on 25 October, dismissed the charge as he said there was no sufficient evidence.

A 21-year-old man from Pahu who is charged in relation to the brutal attack on a 58-year-old woman last week at Pahu, has been further detained in custody to appear at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on Friday, December 2. The Tongan national has been charged with assault with a weapon, housebreaking and theft. More charges may follow.

Four people were injured in a two car collision, at Pahu this morning. A car went through the block wall of a property and another vehicle hit a telephone pole in the crash on the corner of Railway Road and Hala Holomui.